Chapter 579 The Magical Difference

It should be said that although religious figures like John Paul II paid more attention to rituals, they still followed the frankness of Westerners in handling many things, and everything was relatively simple.

When Fan Wubing said that he could start treating Paul II at any time, the two cardinals briefly discussed with Paul II and then agreed.

"Well, Mr. Fan, shall we start now?" A cardinal said solemnly to Fan Wubing.

Fan Wubing nodded and said, "Of course, His Majesty the Pope, please choose a more comfortable posture, because when I am exploring the condition, I probably need you to relax your body. This process should take about a quarter of an hour."

Fan Wubing naturally used a golden needle to treat diseases, prepared with both hands, and did not need any auxiliary equipment. Therefore, when he said this, Paul II and the two cardinals were a little surprised, so they asked , "Don't you need some other medical equipment?"

When he was abroad, in order to treat diseases, Paul II often encountered advanced Western medical equipment, such as large CT scans, MRIs, and some expensive equipment only for high-class people. Naturally, These are all consecrated by the followers of John Paul II, and they will not charge him a penny more. However, some problems cannot be solved.

For example, now that John Paul II has recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, doctors feel helpless. This disease is generally known as the disease that smart people are most likely to suffer from. Many politicians will suffer from this disease in their later years. It is a disease for which there is no very effective treatment so far. It only relies on drugs to relieve pain.

Because he had helped the elder to treat this kind of disease, Fan Wubing was no stranger to it.

Parkinson's disease, also known as palsy shaking, is a degenerative disease of the nervous system that is common in middle-aged and elderly people, mostly after the age of sixty. The main symptoms include slow movements of the patient, tremors in the hands, feet or other parts of the body, and the body loses flexibility and becomes stiff. The first person to systematically describe the disease was the British physician James Parkinson. At that time, it was not known which category the disease should be classified into, so he called the disease paralysis shaking.

In the early stages of this disease, due to the ankylosis of the upper arm muscles and finger muscles, the patient's upper limbs are often unable to perform fine movements. Movements such as untying shoelaces and buttoning buttons become much slower than before, or they cannot be completed smoothly at all. Writing also gradually becomes difficult, and the handwriting becomes crooked and smaller. This is medically known as hypographia.

Due to the reduction in facial muscle movement, the patient seldom blinks, the rotation of the eyes is also reduced, and the expression is dull, as if wearing a mask, which is medically called mask face.

When walking, it is difficult to start. Once starting, the body leans forward and the center of gravity moves forward. The steps are small but faster and faster, and cannot stop in time, which is the so-called panic gait.

While walking, the coordinated swing of the affected upper limb decreases or even disappears, making it difficult to turn around. It takes several consecutive small steps to turn around.

Due to dyskinesia of the mouth, tongue, jaw and pharyngeal muscles, the patient cannot swallow saliva naturally, resulting in excessive salivation. Speech is reduced and the voice is low and monotonous. In severe cases, it can cause choking when eating or drinking. In the advanced stage of the disease, the patient cannot stand on his own after sitting down, cannot turn over on his own after lying in bed, and cannot take care of himself in daily life.

The clinical manifestations of Parkinson's disease are similar to the descriptions of syndromes such as "tremor", "tremor", "vibration", "internal wind" and "spasm" in traditional Chinese medicine.

"Su Wen. Zhi Zhen Yao Da Lun" "All wind-induced dizziness belongs to the liver," is the early understanding of this disease. Among them, "drop" means "trembling". And "Fahrenheitzhongzangjing. On Muscle Paralysis Thirty-seven" says, "Walking in a hurry will damage the liver, and the liver will lose its Qi, which will make the person anxious and unable to relax when walking." The so-called walking in a rush , unable to relax, just like the panicked gait of Parkinson's disease.

Sun Simiao's "Essential Prescriptions for Emergencies" written by Sun Simiao of the Tang Dynasty records that "Jinya Liquor" can treat "eight winds and five convulsions over the years, dragging the body, being unable to turn sideways, walking with a limp, and being unable to take the photos" and other diseases. These Characteristics are very similar to the slow movement and gait disturbance seen in Parkinson's disease.

Sun Yikui is particularly outstanding. In "Chishui Xuanzhu", he unified the name of diseases with tremor as the main clinical manifestation as tremor syndrome for the first time. He emphasized that tremor cannot be controlled at will, and pointed out that "with tremor, the hands and feet of the sick person shake, as if shaking." "The muscles and veins cannot be restrained and cannot be held, which is the sign of wind." There is also a scientific conclusion on the age and prognosis of tremor, saying, "This disease is rare in the prime of life, but it occurs after middle age, especially in the elderly." If there is too much, the husband is old and has insufficient yin and blood, and lack of water cannot control the kidney fire, which is extremely difficult to treat. "

Wang Kentang's "Principles of Syndrome and Treatment" summarized a set of prescriptions for treating tremor that can be tailored to each individual. The representative prescription is Dingzhen Pills for the treatment of tremors in the elderly.

In the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Lu's "Zhang Shi Yi Tong" systematically summarized the previous experience and combined with personal clinical practice, pointed out that this syndrome is mainly caused by wind, fire, phlegm, and deficiency. At the same time, the corresponding pulse conditions of tremor syndrome were also analyzed. Discuss in detail. Emphasizing that deficiency of Qi and blood is an important cause of tremor syndrome, he created the method of greatly replenishing Qi and blood to treat tremor syndrome, pointing out that "it is necessary to greatly replenish Qi and blood, and Ginseng Yangrong Decoction or Flavored Ginseng Yangrong Decoction is the main method." This method is still used today. It is still one of the effective methods of traditional Chinese medicine to treat tremor syndrome.

Fan Wubing naturally has his own method for treating this disease. It is necessary to use golden needles to probe and find the cause, and his Qi is an excellent weapon. It can deeply explore the patient's internal conditions and summarize the flow of Qi and blood. Identify the root cause, and then treat the symptoms to solve the problem.

So when the other party asked him what other medical equipment he needed, Fan Wubing took out the rosewood needle box from his side and said to everyone, "Well, I don't need anything else, this is enough." ”

As he spoke, Fan Wubing pulled out a two-foot-long golden needle and waved it in front of everyone's eyes.

He pulled out this thing, and several foreigners were surprised. A cardinal even stood in front of Paul II and asked nervously, "What is this? It looks very heretical." ah!"

Fan Wubing laughed and said, "This is not a heresy, it is gold, a very special kind of gold. If you don't believe me, you can touch it."

The cardinal blushed a little, feeling that he had lost his composure just now, but fortunately, except for His Majesty the Pope and another cardinal, there was no one else here, and it was estimated that no one would laugh at him. This, so I asked curiously, "What is this used for?"

Fan Wubing replied, "This is called a golden needle. It is used to penetrate the patient's body to detect the condition and treat the disease."

"Lord, can this kind of thing cure diseases?" the cardinal asked doubtfully.

However, Paul II was well-informed. After hearing this, he looked at the golden needle carefully, frowned and said, "I have heard about traditional Chinese medicine. Silver needles can be used to penetrate some parts of the human body, and then have an effect." Although I don’t understand the so-called meridians theory and your yin-yang and five-element theories about the therapeutic effect, and I haven’t found a more scientific explanation, it is said that the curative effect is good. Even in Rome, there are Chinese doctors who practice this. Could it be that this golden needle, Does it have the same effect?"

Fan Wubing nodded and said to Paul II, "Your Majesty is right, this is that kind of thing. However, the healing effect of gold needles is far better than that of silver needles, but it is difficult for ordinary people to use it clinically. use this."

"Then why?" John Paul II asked curiously.

Paul II was a learned man. No matter where he went, he was always interested in everything. When he encountered the most mysterious thing in Chinese medicine, he was naturally very interested. It was inevitable that he would ask questions. .

Fan Wubing replied, "Gold is soft, and the hardness of gold needles made from it is naturally very poor. It would be difficult for such a thing to penetrate the human body, so we need to use the unique internal medicine of our country." Only with Qi as an auxiliary can the healing effect be achieved, and this kind of inner Qi is rarely used by people nowadays.”

After listening to Fan Wubing's explanation, Paul II and others nodded and said, "Oh, that's right. Even within our Vatican, many secret skills have been lost, which is why the Vatican has declined so far."

Vatican City, which means the place of the prophets in Latin, was originally the center of the Papal States in the Middle Ages. Beginning in the fourth century AD, the bishop of Rome took advantage of the decline of the Roman Empire to plunder land. In the sixth century, he obtained the actual ruling power of the city of Rome and was called the Pope.

As early as the fourth century AD, Pope Constantine built the Constantine Cathedral in commemoration of the martyrdom of Saint Peter, the disciple of Jesus, in the northwest corner of Rome. Later, Constantine's Cathedral was transformed into today's St. Peter's Basilica, becoming the place where the Catholic Church holds the most solemn ceremonies.

In 765 AD, King Pepin of the Franks gave the city of Rome and its surrounding areas to the Pope, which was called Pepin's Donation in church history. Later, it became the center of church and political life in Western Europe, and the city of Rome was established in Italy. The Papal State as its capital has a territory directly under its jurisdiction of more than 40,000 square kilometers.

In 1870, a popular uprising broke out in Rome against the papal regime. The King of Italy entered Rome and Italy was unified. The papal power was deprived of power and he was forced to retreat to the Vatican in the northwest corner of Rome.

In 1929, the Italian Mussolini government signed the Lateran Treaty with Pope Pius XI. Italy recognized the Vatican as a sovereign state, and its sovereignty belonged to the Pope. The full name of the country was Vatican City State.

According to unofficial records, the reason why the Vatican was able to occupy a large area of ​​Rome and have countless believers was because the Pope held several secret weapons passed down from previous generations, the legendary magical Holy Grail and some other special secret skills. convinced the believers.

But later, due to some changes within the church, something was lost, and the papal power of rule was weakened, or the power of faith was weakened.

Fan Wubing shook his head, then asked Paul II to lie on the bed, inserted his golden needle into his Qi sea, tested the movement of Qi, and then started diagnosis and treatment.

Who would have thought that as soon as the golden needle penetrated the skin a little, there would be a violent reaction from the golden needle, and a milky white light came from the entire golden needle, like the light from the sun when dawn just arrived.

Fan Wubing was startled and thought to himself, what kind of trouble had he encountered? !

"Holy Light Body Protection!" Two cardinals who were observing from the side shouted in unison.

Although he felt it was a bit evil, Fan Wubing's golden needle still didn't leave. He tentatively and carefully sent a little bit of his own energy in, but this time he encountered more fierce resistance. This milky white halo seemed to be As if fighting against himself, he has a very strong hostile attitude.

Under such interference, Fan Wubing naturally had no way to treat Paul II, so he stopped in annoyance and said to Paul II, "Your Holiness, these white lights bother me. I can't treat you like this."

Paul II was also a little skeptical about his reaction, but he was the Pope after all, and he knew some of his own things better. After thinking for a while, he said, "Oh, it's probably because I'm wearing a robe and a bronze triple crown with me. These artifacts have been cultivated by successive popes, and naturally have a protective reaction."

Then Paul II took off his robe and handed the bronze triple crown to the cardinal for safekeeping. At this time, when Fan Wubing took action again, he felt that there was no special reaction, and the true energy went straight into Paul II's body.

However, through this diagnosis and treatment, Fan Wubing also found a problem, that is, the body functions of foreigners are indeed a little different from those of Chinese people. If we only talk about meridians, there are also great differences. The meridians of Chinese people are complex and changeable, with many branches, and some branches cannot even be found on the atlas.

As for the meridians of foreigners, they are relatively simple. In Paul II's body, he only found a few of the thickest meridians, which are very simple, but obviously much thicker. In these meridians, he also found a strange existence similar to his own true qi, which feels like the milky white halo that they called holy light before.

However, it is gratifying that these milky white halos in Paul II's body did not produce hostile or confrontational reactions like the things they encountered before, but allowed Fan Wubing's true qi to sweep through and check Paul II's body.

Although Paul II's physical condition is not very good, his Parkinson's disease is relatively mild. Although it will become more and more serious if it is not diagnosed and treated in time, Fan Wubing has already found out the cause of the disease, so it is naturally much easier to treat. It seems that a week is enough.

After the diagnosis and treatment, Fan Wubing couldn't help but ask Paul II, "Your Holiness, I also see that milky white halo inside your body."

Paul II smiled and said, "Oh, child, that is the gift of the Lord, the holy light."